CWW Cyril Ray Lunch

To Mayfair for the Circle of Wine Writers annual Cyril Ray Lunch, this year in the luxurious hospitality of The Chesterfield Hotel.

Plenty of wine, starting with this excellent fizz from the Arbrau-Durso winery in Russia.

London Wine Fair

At London Wine Fair on Tuesday I met two old friends while tasting the beautiful 10 year old Grangehurst Pinotage. Yegas Naidoo and  Grangehurst's representative Rainer Koos.

Yegas flew to Quebec that evening to judge at a wine competition

Photo courtesy Yegas Naidoo

Tasting Champagne Bernard Robert poured by Glaucia Cerf, co-owner and Export Manager

Photo courtesy of  Chris Gaffney, Events Photographer

Popeseye Steakhouse

To London and the London Wine Fair 2017

Dinner at Popeseye Steakhouse, Blythe Street, near  Olympia 

The only mains on the menu; a choice of cuts and sizes of Aberdeen Angus grass-fed steaks which come with chips and a grilled tomato-half. Side saled is an optional extra.

GOM and Carpenters Arms' Homemade Pie

To Harpenden and the Carpenters Arms for another evening with the Grumpy Old Men U3A Group.

From left; Andy, Gwyn, Peter N, Peter M, Mike, Gerry M, Martin, Mark, Ron, Gerry W.

The Carpenters Arms is rightly popular with the GOM for its home made pies, just like mum used to make, with short-crust pastry and a packed filling. Beautiful crispy chips too.

On our menu tonight is Chicken and Mushroom  or Minced Beef and Onion Pie with Chips and vegetables, followed by Pear and Almond Tart with Icecream or Custard.

One couldn't eat all  their chips.

Photo's of the GOM  courtesy of Gerald Maguire
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Caroline and Stuart in Bala

 

Caroline, Peter & Joan about to enter the wood

  To Bala in Wales for lunch with Caroline, Stewart and family.Then we adults walked up to see the progress they'd made in tidyng their wood at the top of the hill and from there we walked across fields  to a nearby triangulation post at the highest point and were rewarded with tremendous 360 degree views.

Joan, Peter & Stuart at triangulation post

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